2008 MLB All-Name Team Active Roster
Pitchers
53 David Aardsma Boston Red Sox
Has supplanted Hank Aaron as first all-time alphabetically in MLB.
66 Burke Badenhop Florida Marlins
When he has a bad outing: BADENHOP COSTS MARLINS GAME.
30 Masahide Kobayashi Cleveland Indians
Can you say this name without pretending to be a samurai?
49 Jair Jurrjens Atlanta Braves
Ja! Jair Jurrjens.
51 Wandy Rodriguez Houston Astros
Humm Wandy, humm Wandy, atta babe.
50 Frank Francisco Texas Rangers
Frank. Francisco. Frankie. Frankerooni. The Frankmeister.
50 Grant Balfour Tampa Bay Rays
Intentional walk specialist.
41 Jimmy Gobble Kansas City Royals
Don’t miss Jimmy Gobble bobblehead night.
27 Yasuhiko Yabuta Kansas City Royals
See Masahide Kobayashi.
26 Boof Bonser Minnesota Twins
Nuff said.
Catchers
8 Yorvit Torrealba Colorado Rockies
Now batting, number 8, Yor-veet Tor-re-al-ba. Torrealba!
25 Jarrod Saltalamacchia Texas Rangers
Longest last name in the history of MLB. Team hired graphic design expert and extra seamstress to get his name on the uniform.
Infielders
14 Chin-lung Hu L. A. Dodgers
First two-letter last name in the history of MLB. When he gets a base hit Hu’s on first.
6 Dan Uggla Florida Marlins
Invaluable to headline writers: MARLINS WIN UGGLA, THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGGLA, etc.
13 Asdrubal Cabrera Cleveland Indians
Asdrubal goes so go the Indians.
2 Jhonny Peralta Cleveland Indians
Makes the team on the spelling of his first name.
14 Placido Polanco Detroit Tigers
Known for his glove work and beautiful tenor voice.
Outfielders
17 Shin-Soo Choo Cleveland Indians
Pardon me boys, is that the batter who’s Shin-Soo Choo?
10 Coco Crisp Boston Red Sox
Perennial all-namer. He’s an outfielder. He’s a breakfast cereal.
6 Travis Buck Oakland Athletics
Played for Gil Thorp at Milford High.
32 Jack Cust Oakland Athletics
What did Jack do when he found out he was named in the Mitchell Report?
44 Lastings Milledge Washington Nationals
Character from a Kurt Vonnegut novel, a friend of Winston Niles Rumfoord, Ransom K. Fern and Philboyd Studge.
99 So Taguchi Philadelphia Phillies
He is so-o Taguchi.
19 Ryan Spilborghs Colorado Rockies
Contract with Rockies allowed his beer company to be bought out by Coors.
Designated Hitter
21 Milton Bradley Texas Rangers
Have always loved his board games, especially Parcheesi and Scrabble.
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6.13.08
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GIANTS LOSE TO A's
Steal of Home Kills Rally
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Oakland starter Greg Smith didn’t get rattled when San Francisco’s Omar Vizquel stole home in the second inning. If anything, it seemed to calm the Athletics’ erratic left-hander.
Smith won for only the second time in his last nine starts and got his first career hit as the Oakland Athletics beat their former ace Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday night.
Smith (4-5) gave up three hits in five innings and overcame a season-high six walks to outpitch Zito in a matchup of struggling pitchers.
“I had checked (Vizquel) before but I had things on my mind,” Smith said. “He picked the right time to go. I didn’t hear a thing. For some reason, him not being on third relaxed me.”
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I guess if we stick around long enough we'll see it all. First time I've seen a rally-killing steal of home.
(Those headlines were not with the article. I made them up.)
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